UserFrosting Alternatives

UserFrosting is described as 'Whether it's a private forum for your WoW guild, an employee management system for your small business, or the next big social network, you want to get started on your awesome new idea as quickly as possible' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to UserFrosting for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Web-based, Windows and Mac apps. The best UserFrosting alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UserFrosting are Drupal, Joomla, Grav and Laravel.

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  1. WordPress icon
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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    106 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
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    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Drupal icon
     492 likes

    Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

    207 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  3. Joomla icon
     350 likes

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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    Comments about Joomla as an Alternative to UserFrosting
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    Joomla is a CMS (Content Management System), not a full web application framework.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Joomla is Free and Open SourceUserFrosting is also Free and Open Source
  4. Grav icon
     136 likes

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    184 Grav alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Laravel icon
     87 likes

    Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We’ve already laid the foundation — freeing you to create without sweating the small things.

    49 Laravel alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • PHP
     
  6. DEV Community icon
     30 likes

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

    293 DEV Community alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  7. Symfony icon
     60 likes

    Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework to build web applications, APIs, microservices and web services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • PHP
    • BSD
     
  8. Zend Framework icon
     26 likes

    Extending the art & spirit of PHP, Zend Framework is based on simplicity, object-oriented best practices, corporate friendly licensing, and a rigorously tested agile codebase. Zend Framework is focused on building more secure, reliable, and modern Web 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. OverBlog icon
     7 likes

    OverBlog is a blogging platform, active and evolving. Create a blog, without any technical knowledge, and find everything you post ! Create your blog has never been easier.

    313 OverBlog alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    OverBlog is a CMS (Content Management System), not a full web application framework.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • OverBlog is Freemium and ProprietaryUserFrosting is Free and Open Source
  10. Yii Framework icon
     33 likes

    Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
     
  11. BlogMaker icon
     2 likes

    BlogMaker is a modern, no-code blogging platform built for creators, marketers, and businesses who want to grow their online presence. With a focus on speed, SEO, and simplicity, BlogMaker lets you launch and manage unlimited blogs under one subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. BardCanvas icon
     2 likes

    BardCanvas is an Open Source CMS that fits perfectly for blogs/forums/social networks. It is fast (through several cache levels), heavily optimized (it wont collapse the server in high traffic conditions) and constantly improved.

    250 BardCanvas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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